Drinking-fountain for fowls.



G. V. ISANDLR n DRINKING FOUNTAIN POR FOWLS. APPLIOATIONHLED mma, 1910.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

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To all whom it may concern.' l

Beit knovvnth'at I, GEoRen'V. SANDLE, -a

- citizen ofitheUnitedStat'es `of America', residin `at South Erie, in the county of Erie .5 and tateof Pennsylvania, have invented n certain `nevv 'and useful Improvements I in Drinking-Fountains for' Fowler, of which the following `isja specification, refe-rence being vhad theren'to the accompanying drawing.-V

"taimfor'fowls, and thel objects of my invention' areto provide laydrin'king fountain that.v cannot be u. set or thewater thereof renl..dered unfit' or drinking purposesby fovvls,

'l 15 and to furnisha receptacle vvvith positive. and rellable means forfsupplyingwater 4to thet receptacle. as the `Watery `is Other lobjects of myinventiongare tofur- 2o nish a 'receptacle'vvi'th a'reservoir anda fioat removed there:

valve for automatically controlling the flow of Water from the reservoir to the' receptacle,

and to provide a drinking fountainl that can `be made of light and durable materaland 25` retained ina sanitary condition.'

Further objects of' my, invention 'are lto accomplish 'the above results by -a drinking fountain that .is simple-in 'cnnstructiom duf tended.

Y These and lsuoli other objedte s may here-L in afte'r appearareattained.byt novel cfonstruction, combination and arrangement of and then claimed. i f Reference will now 'be had to thefdravving forming a part 'ofthis specification, wherein there is illustrated. a .preferred embodiment 40` of the inventiombut 1t is to 4 loe understood.YV

N that the structural. elements thereof can 'be varied orchanged, as tothe size, shapeand manner `of assemblage without departing from the s irit 4of the invention.-

' awa and partly in section,. Fig.. 2 is a vertica longitudinal lsectional view of the sa.1 ne,. ald Fi 3 1s a' vertical cross sectional view ,of the ountain. In the drawingl denotes a pan shaped receptacle having the inner `sides of the inclined WallsQ provided vvith' projectinglu s 3, preferably fouri inl number and, equal v 5 5,v spaced about Vthe receptacle. Resting u Q ese lligsarelthe depending angular is-.

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`pendin '\I`his invention Irelates to a drinking` foun rab'le, inexpensive tomanufa'oture'and.highly parts to be lhereinafterspecifically described In the 1 ravvin -Figure 1 is aside ,ele-l yationof-a drinking fountain-'partly broken Parenteel nag.- 9, '1910;

posedlegs 4 of receptacle lsaid legs bev.r sA1`\nLn,'-or sonrnenm, rENrisYLvANIA.

lngrivetedor'othervvise secured to thebotsaid reservoir.

The bottom 6 of the reservoir is provided with a central opening 10'- 4and depending from lsaid opening and communicating with' the 'reservoir 5 is a cup l1 4having the upper edge thereof provided `With a. peripheral flange 12 adapted to be rivet-ed or otherwise fj l V secured to the `bottom 6 of the reservoir, as eat-"13. `'The cup, l1 has the side wall thereof `provided adjacent to the bottom of the'cup'f with a port14. andy adapted toregister with f said port is a port 15 formed in a valvular4 member 16 slidably mountedin straps'17, carried b the-cup 11. The lovverend of the valvu ar member 16 `is provided with ai vtom 6 oft-he reservir,. as at 7, The reservoir 'is adapted to contain Water andis provided With a .suitable lid 8 havinga Sdeg flange 4grigia-rated to iit inthetop of Hoat 18 adaptedto rest upon the surface -of the Water l19 containedwithinthe .recep-4 tac'leor pan l. The .straps 17 .are adapted vto guide the member 16 vvheln the. float 18 -is raised or .lowered and these straps .are

`preferaloly formed integral with that side off-the cup having the port 14 `formed i 5 The drinking fountain is pre"ferablymade4v `circular in'plan and with thereservoir 5*'of aless diameter'than the upperedges ofthe .receptacle or pan 1, su-ifcientspace is` pro- .vided for fowlsto drinkthewater from the edges of the receptacle, 'and as thewater is removed; the float 18" descefnds and eventuallylcauses the port I5 tore'gister'with the port 14, thus allewing the reservoir 5' to replenish.the'receptacle'1.

I'claimas nevv, isz-4' .l ,-k 1. A drinking fountain. for fovvls com ter', a reservoir of less diameter than said g 95 j Havingnovv'descrlbedjmy invention vvhat-4 'prising a receptacle adapted tocontam wiaf receptacle, 4lugs connected yto the walls of said receptacle for Supporting said reservoir an elevated position, a. depending enpcaf. ried centrally of sald reservoir and 1n comf mnnication therewith, said lcup having a port formed therein, and afi'oat actnatedV valvular member slidably mounted. upon 2, A drinking ,fountain for `fovvls, comprising` a receptacle, inwardly projecting r saidcui and having a port iormed therein" `adapte to. register with the port of `said cup. i

lugs carried y the side walls thereof, a, resing a port formed therein adapted to re iservoir of le'ss diameter than said reeeptaee, "ier with the port of said cup, and n oatangularly disposed legs carried by the botcarried by the loWel` end of said valvular` tom of said reservoir and adpted to rest' member, substantially as described. 15 upon said lugs, a lid tted upm Tsaid reser- In testimony whereof I aHX my signature Voir, a depending @up carried eentrally of 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

the, bottom of said reservo' and in communication therewith, said cup having the GEORGE V' SAB* DLE side walls thereof provided v with a port, Witnesses:

straps carried by said cup2 a valvular mem L. G. PEUX,

ber slidably mounted in sald straps and hav- B. M. SCHRUEFER 

